Word · Frequency #9497
seeps
渗漏；渗透；慢慢扩散
seeps is the third person singular of seep.
To flow or pass slowly through small openings or pores; to spread gradually into something.
- 1.
To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
液体等缓慢渗透或通过小孔或其他小开口
- 2.
To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
缓慢进入或渗透；扩散
- 3.
To diminish or wane away slowly.
缓慢减少或消退
- 4.
(of a crack etc.) To allow a liquid to pass through, to leak.
(裂缝等)允许液体通过,泄漏
漏；渗；逐渐消失；慢慢减弱；液体等缓慢渗透或通过小孔或其他小开口；缓慢进入或渗透；扩散；缓慢减少或消退
In use
Water seeped through the crack in the foundation.
Oil is seeping from the engine onto the driveway.
The basement started to flood when rainwater seeped in through the walls.
Verb forms
base seep · third person seeps · -ing seeping · past seeped · past participle seeped
Connections
Collocations
- seep into
- 渗入；渗透到
- Water seeped into the basement through the cracks.水通过裂缝渗入了地下室。
- seep through
- 渗出；渗透
- The oil seeped through the soil and contaminated the groundwater.油渗透了土壤，污染了地下水。
- seep out
- 渗出；漏出
- A sticky liquid was seeping out of the pipe.一种粘稠的液体正从管道中渗出。
- seep from
- 从……渗出
- Blood seeped from the wound.血从伤口渗出。
- seep away
- 渗漏掉；逐渐消失
- His confidence slowly seeped away after the failure.失败后，他的信心逐渐消失了。
- seep in
- 渗入；渗透进来
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆'seep'音似'丝瀑'，想象水如丝线般慢慢渗流成小瀑布。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：liquids、leakage 通常用于描述液体通过细小缝隙缓慢渗出的过程，在科技文献和日常表达中均常见，属于中性正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'seep' (IPA: si:p) because they share the same ending vowel and consonant sounds /i:p/ and the spelling pattern '-eep'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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